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To achieve its contemporary design, varying materials were used to create a comfortable space that meets the needs of modern life.

Selected formal references such as boat keels, prism-shaped glass elements ensuring the passage of light and views at all levels, and a corten steel tower symbolizing the tower of Panama Viejo, all contribute to the overall design, identifying the space with Panama's symbolic imagery.

The copper-colored tower connects with the restaurants, staircase, and panoramic elevator, creating a landmark and unifying element.

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A palette of 48 colors reflects on its iconic facade.

The color palette, with its range of shades, emphasizes the warm ambiance of the mall from its facade, which constantly changes depending on the viewing angle.

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"The Central Plaza, the centerpiece of the design is covered by an dome with a diameter of 50 meters and weighing 28 tons, enhancing the strength of the work."

Its interior features meticulous and detailed work in bamboo wood, staircase cladding, providing a special warmth enhanced by LED lighting, creating contrast of light and shadows, transparency allowing enjoyment of the place in its entirety.

A building cared for in its details and spatial references, with identity in each of the entrances, based on color: a revealed and clear space in its pathways.

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Elevations
  • Exterior Front Elevation
  • Frontal Elevation
  • Posterior Elevation
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TEAM
Mallol
Design Development
Alfredo Zapata
Project Management
Alfredo Zapata Gabriel García Mádelin Rivera
Landscape & Urbanism
Diana Ríos Madelin Rivera Ernesto Morales Jonathan Monterrey
Dalab
Collaborators
Photography
Fernando Alda Rodolfo Aragundi
Advisors
Structure
GLS Structural Solutions DBA
Electromechanical Designs
PI Power Aire Sistemas Idelsa Telecom
Awards